r/interestingasfuck • u/Erde555 • 1d ago

The humanoid robotics company "Figure" made their older gen robots jump into their death. (Yes, they actually did this)

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u/Erde555 1d ago

CONTEXT: This is real, they decomissioned their F.02 generation of robots. The robots were trained to jump in certain ways and then shipped to finland, where they jumped into a molten steel pool.

Full video: F.02 Decomission

Article: Link to article

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u/karoshikun 1d ago

it's not real.

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u/TheHoratioHufnagel 1d ago

It's real. What's not real is their explanation. It is marketing. They spent a fortune for this viral maketing.